diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 650ab35..20ac11a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ npm-debug.log
 *.dat
 /archived/
 /data/
+*.iml
+/.idea/
diff --git a/lib/fd/email/down_email.ex b/lib/fd/email/down_email.ex
index 679efa7..d3a0712 100644
--- a/lib/fd/email/down_email.ex
+++ b/lib/fd/email/down_email.ex
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 defmodule Fd.DownEmail do
+  require Logger
   import Swoosh.Email
   import Fd.Util, only: [idna: 1]
 
   def down_email(instance = %Fd.Instances.Instance{}, check) do
-    new()
-    |> to({idna(instance.domain), instance.email})
-    |> from({"fediverse.network monitoring", "monitoring@email.fediverse.network"})
-    |> reply_to("root+instance-mon-#{instance.id}@fediverse.network")
-    |> put_bcc("root+instance-mon-#{instance.id}@fediverse.network")
-    |> subject("#{idna(instance.domain)} is down")
-    |> html_body(html(instance, check))
-    |> text_body(text(instance, check))
+    if instance.settings.maintenance_mode? do
+      Logger.info("Skipping down email for #{instance.domain} because maintenance is planned")
+    else
+      new()
+      |> to({idna(instance.domain), instance.email})
+      |> from({"fediverse.network monitoring", "monitoring@email.fediverse.network"})
+      |> reply_to("root+instance-mon-#{instance.id}@fediverse.network")
+      |> put_bcc("root+instance-mon-#{instance.id}@fediverse.network")
+      |> subject("#{idna(instance.domain)} is down")
+      |> html_body(html(instance, check))
+      |> text_body(text(instance, check))
+    end
   end
 
   def login(_), do: :error
diff --git a/lib/fd/instances/crawler.ex b/lib/fd/instances/crawler.ex
index 005e5cd..aee6c47 100644
--- a/lib/fd/instances/crawler.ex
+++ b/lib/fd/instances/crawler.ex
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ defmodule Fd.Instances.Crawler do
           ""
         end
         if crawler.state.instance.settings.maintenance_mode? do
-          post("is undergoing planned maintenance#{error}", crawler.instance, "fediversemonitoring@pleroma.fr")
+          post("is undergoing maintenance#{error}", crawler.instance, "fediversemonitoring@pleroma.fr")
         else
           post("is down#{error}", crawler.instance, "fediversemonitoring@pleroma.fr")
         end